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May 8 -- definitely a good day to do something dramatic to affect world history because few have previously bothered to do so on this date.
1846. The first major battle of the Mexican-American War, the Battle of Palo Alto, results in a victory for US forces.
1886. Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage that the world will come to know as Coca-Cola.
1942. The Battle of the Coral Sea ends with the sinking of the USS Lexington.
1945. Victory in Europe Day, as the Germans surrender.
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